"δύο" meaning in Ancient Greek

See δύο in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: /dý.o/, /ˈðy.o/, /ˈði.o/, /dý.o/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈdy.o/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈðy.o/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈðy.o/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈði.o/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *dúwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognates include Sanskrit द्व (dvá), Old Armenian երկու (erku), Latin duo, and Old English twā (English two). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*dúwō}} Proto-Hellenic *dúwō, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*dwóh₁}} Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁, {{cog|sa|द्व|tr=dvá}} Sanskrit द्व (dvá), {{cog|xcl|երկու}} Old Armenian երկու (erku), {{cog|la|duo}} Latin duo, {{cog|ang|twā}} Old English twā, {{cog|en|two}} English two Head templates: {{grc-num|adv=δίς|ord=δεύτερος}} δύο • (dúo) (ordinal δεύτερος, adverbial δίς) Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|irreg|δῠ́ο|δῠοῖν, δῠεῖν|δῠ́ο|δῠῶν|δῠσῐ́(ν), δῠοῖσῐ|form=XDP|notes=* The genitive and dative dual δῠεῖν (dueîn) is found mainly in later Attic (especially in the feminine).}} Forms: dúo [romanization], δεύτερος [ordinal], δίς [adverbial], Attic irregular [table-tags], δῠ́ο [dual, nominative], δῠ́ο [nominative, plural], δῠοῖν [dual, genitive], δῠεῖν [dual, genitive], δῠῶν [genitive, plural], δῠοῖν [dative, dual], δῠεῖν [dative, dual], δῠσῐ́ [dative, plural], δῠσῐ́ν [dative, plural], δῠοῖσῐ [dative, plural], dusí [dative, plural], dusín [dative, plural], duoîsi [dative, plural], δῠ́ο [accusative, dual], δῠ́ο [accusative, plural], δῠ́ο [dual, vocative], δῠ́ο [plural, vocative]
  1. two Categories (topical): Ancient Greek cardinal numbers Synonyms: δύ’ (dú’) [apocopic], δύω (dúō) [Epic], δύε (dúe) [Laconian], διούο (dioúo) [Boeotian] Derived forms: δυοκαίδεκα (duokaídeka), δώδεκα (dṓdeka), δῐ́ς (dís), δι- (di-)
    Sense id: en-δύο-grc-num-P8TM~nRY Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 95 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 2 2

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "dú’",
          "tags": [
            "apocopic"
          ],
          "word": "δύ’"
        },
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          "roman": "dúō",
          "tags": [
            "Epic"
          ],
          "word": "δύω"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dúe",
          "tags": [
            "Laconian"
          ],
          "word": "δύε"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dioúo",
          "tags": [
            "Boeotian"
          ],
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        }
      ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈðy.o/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.o/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/dý.o/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈdy.o/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈðy.o/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðy.o/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.o/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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}
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        "4": "δῠ́ο",
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        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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      "glosses": [
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dý.o/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðy.o/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.o/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dý.o/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdy.o/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðy.o/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðy.o/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈði.o/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "dú’",
      "tags": [
        "apocopic"
      ],
      "word": "δύ’"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dúō",
      "tags": [
        "Epic"
      ],
      "word": "δύω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dúe",
      "tags": [
        "Laconian"
      ],
      "word": "δύε"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dioúo",
      "tags": [
        "Boeotian"
      ],
      "word": "διούο"
    }
  ],
  "word": "δύο"
}

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